How to Use runoff in a Sentence

runoff

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  • If all fall short, the top two will face off in a runoff election on Nov. 19.
    — David Feliba, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
  • On August 20th, Arévalo won the runoff with fifty-eight per cent of the vote.
    — Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2023
  • And the spectacular rains and snowpack runoff should be the moment to do so.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2023
  • To avoid a runoff against his two rivals, Subianto needs more than 50% of all votes cast and at least 20% in each of the country's provinces.
    — Niniek Karmini and Edna Tariganthe Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2024
  • That erosion allows more runoff into the ocean, which harms coral reefs.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 31 July 2023
  • The two will face off in a runoff election, which is scheduled for December 9.
    — Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Good winters followed by equally good spring runoff have been hard to come by in the West in recent years.
    — Ella Nilsen, CNN, 24 June 2023
  • In each of the city races, the top two finishers in the March primary will advance to a November runoff.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2023
  • Spring runoff goes under the building, creating a musty smell.
    — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Then suddenly the falls’ overflow was upon us, runoff splashing across the trail.
    — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2023
  • If no one wins more than 50% of votes on March 5, the top two candidates will compete in a November runoff.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2024
  • If neither candidate tops 50%, the contest would go to a runoff three weeks later.
    — Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Biagi is at least the third department head to leave since Johnson won the runoff election in April.
    — Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2023
  • If no candidate wins more than 50 percent of the vote Sunday, then a runoff election will be held next month.
    — Rachel Chason, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
  • Barring the unlikely event of a runoff, the final result will be announced Dec. 18.
    — Claire Parker, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2023
  • In the runoff, Mr. Bédié supported Mr. Ouattara, his old rival.
    — Clay Risen, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2023
  • If no candidate in the special election gets more than 50 percent of the vote, the city must schedule a runoff among the two top finishers.
    — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2023
  • If no candidate pulled ahead of that benchmark, the runner-up could request a runoff election be held in May.
    — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Turnout will be low again in the runoff, but more voters are likely to cast ballots in November than in August.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Those runoffs will happen no matter how many votes the first-place finisher gets in the March primary.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Rinkevics received 52 of a possible 87 votes in a runoff round of voting on Wednesday — one more than required to win the post.
    — Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 1 June 2023
  • If no candidate secures more than 50 percent of the votes, a runoff will take place in November.
    — Elian Peltier, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2023
  • That endorsement came less than two weeks before Britt defeated Brooks in the runoff.
    — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Arévalo cruised to victory in the August runoff, with nearly 60 percent of the vote.
    — Nic Wirtz, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The top two finishers will have a November runoff if no one receives more than 50% of the primary vote.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
  • If no candidate gets more than 50 percent of the vote on March 5, the city will hold a runoff in June or July between the top two finishers.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2024
  • But barring something unexpected, Landry will be favored should the race go to a runoff.
    — Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2023
  • In contests where no candidate secures a majority of the vote, a runoff will be held Nov. 5 between the top two.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Erdoğan defies the polls How did Erdoğan enter the runoff weekend in such a strong position?
    — Matt Williams, The Conversation, 26 May 2023
  • The top two vote getters, regardless of party, will advance to the November runoff.
    — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
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run off

2 of 2 verb
  • Ring footage, the post said, showed the boys knock on the door and run off.
    — Isabel Hughes, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Martinez runs off the left side of the line for a gain of 2.
    — Nick Daschel | Ndaschel@oregonian.com, oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The Vibe ran off point streaks of five and six in the first game alone, winning 25-17.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2024
  • After the crash, the BMW driver jumped out and ran off.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Dec. 2023
  • Instead, Aquino coughed up the ball, and the Cubs scored their third run off of Ashcraft.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2022
  • What happened: Ja’Marr Chase had a short gain on a run off the right side of the line.
    — Michael Niziolek, cleveland, 18 Sep. 2022
  • His 33-yard run off right tackle was the club’s longest gain of the night.
    — Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022
  • Yet, a third of the way in, the exhibition runs off the rails.
    — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The match was tied at 12, but after the Dons ran off five straight points, the end seemed inevitable.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2023
  • As the roadway curved back to the left, the vehicle ran off the right side of the roadway.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 26 July 2023
  • Hill flashed a peace sign to the video before running off the field.
    — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2023
  • The other three ran off, but all were soon caught and detained.
    — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2023
  • No one has gotten a hit or a run off him in his last six games.
    — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2022
  • Then the suspects ran off laughing with the woman's phone.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2024
  • By the time the camera went back down to the field, Pacheco was running off the field with his teammates.
    — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Are there a ton of nieces and nephews there as well and all the kids run off together?
    — Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 19 July 2023
  • Just 18 days later, the mobster trio came back to the home — this time running off with the artwork.
    — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024
  • One of the dogs managed to run off and remains loose, WKBN reports.
    — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 10 Oct. 2022
  • More officers arrived and soon found the pickup in the area, but the driver had run off.
    — oregonlive, 24 July 2022
  • Auburn didn’t score a run off McEntire until the seventh.
    — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 21 June 2022
  • The White Sox scored one run off Clemens, who allowed a double, two singles and one walk.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 15 June 2022
  • The car went airborne while crossing the tracks, police said, and ran off the roadway at a curve.
    — Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 9 Feb. 2024
  • She was hired by Cherokee schools for CRT and was run off because the parents put up such a fight.
    — Nicole Carr, ProPublica, 16 June 2022
  • The gunman ran off after the shooting and had not been found as of midmorning, O’Brien said.
    — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Scammers love the odds for running off with hundreds of dollars at a pop.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Plus the unit can run off your car’s cigarette lighter, if needed.
    — Scott Kramer, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Meanwhile, we'll be run off our feet when the Sun squares Mars, amping up the energy.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2023
  • There was the thwap of the crossbow string, a hollow thud of the arrow hitting home, and then the fading rustle of the buck running off through the grass.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 3 Aug. 2023
  • In between, the Mustangs scored a run off a Willow Glen error.
    — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
  • And in the championship round, two old-school joints went head-to-head in a run off that closed at midnight on Sunday, March 31.
    — Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 3 Apr. 2024

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